Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 8, 1916, Page 1

VOLUME XIV, NO. 10. BEMIDJI,MEOTA, SATURDAY EVENEG, J‘AMARY 8, 1916 Will Help Scholars to Understand Importance of Preservation of Certain Birds. Professor A. D. Bailey, instructor of the manual training department of the local schools, has begun a con- test for the- construction of bird houses. Every scholar of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, who take manual training will compete for prizes. It is expected that over 100 houses will be constructed. Prizes to the amount of amout $30 will be distributed among the contestants. i 50 Last Year. 7 A similar plan of the construction of bird houses was adopted last year . with much success.: There were about 50 houses constructed and the houses were installed by many people. In a majority of cases, it was report- ed that the houses were occupied by birds. Types Are Varied. This year’s contest was launched this week when Prof. Bailey gave the first instructions in planning and |~ building the houses. The types of structure will be varied. Some of the structures will be one story while others will be two and three stories. Not only places for nesting will be made but food shelters from winter ‘weather will be erected. Is Good Lesson. “In addition to the training in building the houses, the contest will be highly beneficial to the students as it will teach them the useful va- riety of birds and the harmful spe- cies,” said Prof. Bailey this morn- ing. “This knowledge which they will unconsciously absorb during the “ontest will -help them to understand what importance the preservation of certain®kinds of birds and the ex- tinction of other kinds, really is. In this way they wiil learn to harbor and care for the insect destroyers and exterminate the ones which con- stantly damage crops. This view of the contest is in my estimation equal- ly important with the actual house building.” Lumber Donated. The material for the houses will be common inch and half-inch lum- 4 ber cut in the local mills. Copper 3 and tin sheeting will be used as rcofing. Two hundred feet of lum- ber has been supplied the manual training department by each the Crookston Lumber company and the Smith-Robinson Lumber company. Displayed at Store. The houses will be placed on ex- hibit in one of the store windows for the public’s inspection after the . prizes have been awarded. The dis- play will be ready in April. Prizes Are Good. il Prize money will probably be dis- | tributed as follows: Ten dollars to 1§ each grade with three dollars for | first prize, two dollars for second | prize and one dollar for third prize and four dollars for other prizes. NO SERVIGES AT CHURCH IN JANUARY No church services will be held in St. Bartholemew’s Episcopal church during the month of January owing to the absence of Archdeacon H. F. Parshall. Rev. Parshall will leave Monday for Plymouth . and other points in Massachusetts where he spent his. youth and which he has * not visited for many years. He will be gone about a month, returning here the first week in February. i 8 BEMIDJI MAN TO BUILD NEW CATHOLIG GHURCH Edward Jackson returned yester- day from a trip to Crookston and Argyle. At the latter place he se- cured a contract to build a new Cath- olic church. The building will cost $25,000. Ko ¥ S CHINESE KING = IS VERY SICK Tokio, Jan. 8.—An unconfirmed report states that Yuan Shi Kai, who recently accepted the Chinese throne is seriously ill, suffering from apo- plexy. His condition is reported se- MANY FINAL PROOFS NOW BEING MADE Baudette, Minn., Jan. 8.—W. F. Steffes, U. S. land commissioner, was busy this week making final proofs and land filings. Frank Love, Frank Crabtree, both of Carp, Raymond Lee of Hackett, proved up on their claims. Charles Farber of Pequot, Minn.; Henry S. Manni of Pitt, Herbert C. Henry of Pa, Antonio Scavo of Williams and James McKay of Maple Lake filed on claims in this vieinity. The farmers are busy filling tim- ber contracts, and a great many wirt be able to take some of last season’s cut as we.. as this if the roads con- tinue to remain in as good a condi- tion as they are now. GATHGART TO APPEAL OLD BAUDETTE GASE Baudete, Minn., Jan. 8.—William Cathcart, loser in the first round in the courts in connection with the controversy as to who is the owner of the Old Baudette” The Canadian Northern railroad claims the land from a government title through a special act of congress and Mr. Cath- cart claims it by right of a squatter. There are houses on the land but none have been able to buy lots on account of the dispute. Mr. Cath- cart will appeal the case to the su- preme court. il NORTHOME MAN IS . ... NOW FOREST RANGER Big Falls, Minn., Jan. 8.—The va- cancy caused by the death of Gus Peterson as a forest ranger for this district and which has been tempor- arily filled by Fred Bessett of Orr, will be filled by Naven Ward of Northome. Mr. Ward has received the appointment for this district and has already begun his duties. GCOUNTY BOARD GOMPLETES WORK The board of county commissioners yesterday afternoon completed their sessions and returned to their respec- tive homes. Routine matters were disposed of yesterday. The board secured a list of per- sons who are eligible to the petit and grand jury next month. This list will be -made public Monday when it will be verified by County Auditor George. KKK EH KK KKK KKK KKK OH, FISHERMEN, LOOKEE! St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 8.— Fishermen who contemplate activity with the passing of the snows, found satisfaction today in the report of the state game and fish commis- sion that it had distributed 183,227,000 young pike in the lakes and streams of Minne- sota in 1915. Other fish placed were 609,624 brook trout, 872,372 brown trout, 91,110 lake trout, 59,250 steel head trout, 29,286 bass, 122,727 croppies, 7,987 sunfish, 8,- 087 perch. More than 1,000 lakes and streams were sup- plied. Xk khkhkkhkhkhkkkhkkkkxkkxkkkx Kk hkkkkhkkkhkhkkk kkkkkkk KEEKKKKKEKKKK KKK KX REPORTER MAN-TH' State Shares Fund With Counties of Beltrami, Hubbard and . Koochiching. L The new tri-county tuberculosis sanatorium at Laké Julia is nearing completion and. will be ready for occ- cupancy in several months. Under State Act. The sanatorium is being con- structed at a cost of $45,000. This sum is shared by the state which pays one-half and by the three coun- ties of Beltrami, Hubbard and Koo- chiching which jointly pay the re- maining portion. The contract was let and the site chosen under the state sanatorium law of 1913. Have Large Building. The law provides that any county with the approval of a majority of the county commissioners may construct a hospital for tuberculosis patients and share the expense equally with the state. At a meeting of the coun- ty commissioners of the three coun- ties named above it ‘was decided to join forces for the construction of a joint sanatorium. The action was taken to secure a larger building and a greater apportionment from the state. 18 Miles From Bemidji. The building is situated on the north shore of Lake Julia, two miles from Puposky, the nearest railroad station, and 18 miles from Bemidji. The site occupies 90 acres of very beautiful land bought from the Red Lake railroad at $15 an acre and has a large stretch of lake frontage. Care for Thirty. The capacity of the building is thirty with special wards for the at-| tention.of advanced cases. In addi- tion to the apartments for patients there are plenty of spacious rooms for help and nurses. The building has two floors and a basement. Wil- liam Murphy & Son are the archi- tects. Prettiest in State. Special attention is being paid to the improvement and parking of the grounds. A fund specially desig- nated for that purpose has been set aside. The location with the im- provements as proposed is one of the prettiest in the state. FUNERAL OF MRS. _ SAM _MARIN HELD The funeral of Mrs. Sam Marin who died at her home, 520 First street, Tuesday evening of pneumo- nia, was held yesterday afternoon from the Presbyterian church. Rev. M. A. Soper officiated. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. MOTHER KILLS 4-DAY OLD SON WITH KNIFE e Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 8.—Mrs. Samuel Hokenson with a butcher knift by one mighty stroke, cut the head entirely off her four-day-old baby this morning at her home. She was overpowered by authorities and arrested. RAILWAY CAN OPERATE STEAMSHIPS IS RULED Washington, Jan. 8.—The inter- state commerce commission today held that the Great Northern Steam- ship company may operate the steam- ers’ Great Northern and Northern Pacific. The Great Northern railway owns these boats but their operation, OH DEAR-OH DEAR- IM 50 UNHAPPY— WHY DID T MARRY SUCHA HANDSOME— M!NUTE LEAP YEAR STRRTS %;it was held, was not to reduce com- & petition. S . R Ak ] "Defechive Page Pictures May- Be Shown at Local Theaters in Several Weeks of Lumbermen, Miss “Mystery Maid” was in Be- midji today. She is the ‘‘Mutual Trayeler,” under her official title, and is connected .with the Mutual Moving = Picture company.. While here several hundred feet of film were added to the films “Sée America First,” pictures taken several p.rts of the country. ‘War exigencies suggested the idea of the film company pecause Seeing Europe just now is rather a hazard- ous proposition. The = “Mystery Maid” will have toured almost the entire United States before her work is completed. Yesterday she was at where pictures were taken of in Kelliher the logging camps and the “tall uncut.” |, The “Mystery Maid” had a complete costume of lumberjack’s togs for use in the logging camp scenes. Today pictures were taken at-the Crookston mills and the ‘Mystery Maid” walked logs, climbed timbers and posed in the Crookston Lumber company yards. From Bemidji the “Mystery Girl” and her party will go to New Or- leans. The party left at noon for St. Paul. ‘What is your mental picture of a movie girl, especially this “Mystery Girl?” Ever get “close up” to one? A representative of the Pioneer did. He found her just returning from the Crookston Lumber company. The idea of a maid of mystery being eth- eral vanished immediately. She was. to e Tepresentative & &ood looking nogmfll young_woman who enjoys her work. Enjoyable Country. “Bemidji is certainly in an en- joyable country,” she said. “The scenes are most interesting although the thermometer does not agree with those in New York or England. I ‘was born in.England and since com- ing to this country have engaged my services with the motion picture com- pany as a traveler. In all my tours througli this country I have never seen a rustic section, in fact, in read- ing of the scenes of the Northwest and Alaska I hardly dreamed of such an open world and really cold terri- tory in (xistence. It is the first time in my career I could watch the stars glittering about perpetually. As far as the pictures are concerned I cer- tainly fell down enough to make them the best ever. In Love With Work. “Who am I? Now, you would not spoil the mystery part of my work, would you? Please do mnot make me tell you who I am. I am working for a salary, am thoroughly in love with my profession and that my husband—"" It will probably be several weeks before the pictures are shown at the theaters here. Ploneer want ads pay. KKK KKK KK KKK K FEDERAL OFFICER’S TELEPHONE 424-7 Much difficulty has been ex- perienced in the past by per- sons wishing to get in touch with Special Officer J. P. Brandt by telephone. For this reason Mr. Brandt has had in- stalled at his residence a pri- vate line. The headquarters in this city can be -secured by calling 424-J. *dokdokkok Rk k ok ok ok ok HEK KKK KKK KKK KK th on Sinking of Frye Made Public Shows Complete-Agreement Over Incident. » f{Washington, Jan. 8. — Official Washington today considers that Am- eriea and Germany are at least near a'final agreement regarding the con- dn‘zct of submarine warfare. Officials made -no attempt to- conceal their i - ratification over the attitude Ger- b v s many has apparently assumed in the two communications received yester- 3 day. It was considered to be virtu- ally in harmony” with the American viewpoint. - 'bne communication contained pr?pusal to pay an indemnity for the Americans lost in the Lusitania dis- aster and the other conveyed assur- afices that German submarine com- manders operating in the Mediter- ean would not torpedo non-com- batant ships of any character with- out warning them and according safety to their passengers and crew. 1The last German note on the sink- hflg of the Frye was given to the press this afternoon by Secretary Lansing. After being held since Nov. 8 it was disclosed that the de- tails of the note reveal complete agreement with the American con- tentions in dispute over the Frye. ALLIES 0CCUPY NILES; GREEK PUBLIC INDIGNANT Berlin, Jan. 8.—The Allies have occupied the Greek island of Niles, says an Athens dispatch. The dis- patch also stated that the Greek pub- lic is indignant. | EIERCE FIGHTING Gosh, Just Look Wha's Here---! \E TS MY L;ova:{‘ ~ATONG BEND RIVEE London, Jan. 8.—Fierce fighting along the twenty miles front along the Bend river was reported today by both Vienna and Petrograd. The Russians are assailing the Austrian lines fifty miles east of Kovel. After capturing Czartorysk the Slavs cap- tured the range of hills east of town. AGENTS SIEZE 100 GALLONS OF BOOZE Federal Indian agents went to Cass Lake Thursday afternoon and found over 100 gallons of whisky in the hotel of Mrs. Nora Tedford in that village. The liquor was found con- cealed beneath the bathroom floor. ‘Walls and floors in the building were torn up in the search fo the “booze,” which, when found, was dumped in the sewer. POOL HALL IS GLOSED UNTIL SPRING The Scarrott Pool and Billlard | % Parlors on the corner of Fourth street | ¥ and Minnesota avenue where they [ were recently moved from 119 Third [ ¥ street have packed their tables and | % fixtures till next spring when they |¥ will open for the summer and = fall | ¥ trade. * * * PASS BILL TO MODIFY MINE LAW " ‘Washington, Jan. 8.—The senate i today passed the first bill of the ses- | % sion. It was the Smoot bill appro-|¥ priating $25,000 to a commission to | modify and codify the mining law’af- | % ter making investigations of mining | ¥ in the United States and Alaska. * Subscribe for the Ploneer. - |Sheep, close today Pioneer will each day lish a' market report on' ¥ Minneapolis and ~Chieago: ¥ wheat, rye and corn “clos-. ¥ ing” and the South St. Paul - * “closing” on beef, hngl and * * 3 ii k*#l_i*ii’(iliiii‘li ~South St. Paul Markets. $8@8.75 .+$6.70@6.50 +$7.75@9.50 s o B 5 | GRADESTUDENTS """ "It "'IIGINTONUM ON |"MYSTERY NAD” [GERMANY AGREES [:"" "= i ot 0% o {5 IN BIRD HOUSE [:" e ™. LAKE JULA IS | POSES INBEMIDN | WITH U S N[5 sy vun e ‘; you live in inesota an s 2 . - z % - BUILDINGCONTEST|; rave sos some everens w2 = NEARGOMPLETION| FOR'MOVIE'SCENE| REGARD SEA WAR : X of them. They are subject to & : —_— 23 Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Depart- : ;:: n:lslcf:}‘:grbznf:s s;:g:; i‘: : Tri-county Tuberculosis Retreat to.|“Mutusl Traveler” cenh'lJFlglu'em Twp Notes Received From Teutons ,( ments in Manual Training X storage. Big game may ; be * Be Ready for Oconpnm;y in Pictures Taken at Loocal flconoede American Contentions ¥ sheep. to Compete. ¥ kept in storage until Feb. 1, & Several Months Mills. { in Submarine War : :llgays'tate game warden said : 5 5 ; . 2 g STRUCTURES TO BE x % |CONSTRUCTED AT A SCENES ARE WONDERFUL GTON OFFICIALS . |Bget, close today -...... EXHIBITED IN APRIL | ¥ % % X X X X X XK K K X X X K % cogr OF $45,000 mn,wzs YOUNG LADY GRATIFIED OVER RESULTS |Hogs, close today . : (The following quotations-are fur- nished by William L. Henderso: Co., Germania Life Building, = St. Paul, Minn.) Minneapolis Markets. ‘Wheat, close today........$1.23% Rye, close today ... .93@94c Corn, close today ......78%74%ec Chicago Markets. Wheat, close today ..........$1.26 Rye, close today ..........92@94c Corn, close today ............77% Duluth Markets. Wheat, close today ........$1.23% Rye, close today ..............93¢c «|SEEK EVIDENGE OF-LID TILTING Minn., Crookston, Jan. 81t is rumored that the Polk county grand jury is probing into the-question of whether any “blind pigs” are thriv- ing in Polk county. The grand jury has returned an. indictment against John Holter, a laboring man, for- merly in ‘the employ of Joseph Bou- chier on a farm, for alleged abuse of a child. under 14 years of age: GITY DRY; OFFIGERS SALARIES ARE GUT East Grand Forks, Minn., Jan. 8. —As a result of East Grand Forks being “dry” under the county option law, local revenue is materially cut nd the city council has made a cor- Fespouding Cut A6 41 Wapdk ot etty | employes. - The chief of police,-who formerly drew $125, will hereafter get only $90; assistant chief, formerly $85, now $80; patrolman, reduced from $80 to $70; fire chief, reduced from $85 to $75; street commissioner, re- duced from $85 to $75; city attorney, reduced from $60 to $35; city phys- ician, reduced from $50 to $30, and city janitor, reduced from $65 to $50. BAPTIST GHURGH HOLDS PRAYER WEEK The Baptist church last evening closed a very successful series- of meetings this week. The week was prayer week. Some of the subjects under discussion during the meetings were “National Peace,” “Internation- al Peace” and “Church Life in the Home and Upon the Youth.” Read the Pioneer want ads. iliiiiiiiliil{tii *‘ FEIR ASKS RETRACTION “Ibadly” mj'ured Three Men Killed and Many Tjared When Strikers Clash at - Youngstown, Ohio. LOOTED; LOSS $1,000,000 Situation Quiet Today But Another Outbreak is Feared; Wage Demand Cause. BULLETIN. East Youngstown, O., Jan. 8. —State troops frustrated - a strikers’ conspiracy this after- noon when disguised military men heard. plots to blow up the plant of the Republic Iron & Steel company. The troops were immediately dispatched to -the scene. These were the first troops to detrain. . Youngstown, O., Jan. 8.—Three men were killed, more than twenty persons were wounded, over a mil- lion dollars damage was done, the entire ‘business section is in ruins, and 2,200 soldiers have been.called out -as a result of rioting in East Youngstown last night following a battle between a crowd of strike sympathizers and armed guards at the plant of the Youngsiown Sheet & Tube company. Demand Wage Increase. The trouble was the culmination of a strike of laborers which began at the plant of the Republic Iron and - Steel company a week ago and which spread to the Tube company, the Youngstown Iron & Steel company and the Brier Hill Steel company. The men demand 25 cents an hour. The companies offer an increase from 1914 cents to 22 cents per hour. Workers Clash. R The trouble started yesterday when strike sympathizers and workers clashed. . Several shots were fired but, no ‘one was injured. *Later a riot ocour.red and several men Wwerl “Last” mght 2 “Crowt of 6,000 men gathered at the en- trance of the Tube works and stoned - a squad of private police. Firing be- came general. Burn Buildings. The mob then surged into the busi- ness district and set fire to several buildings. Looting was general. | Fourteen saloons were destroyed. Sheriff Youngstead found the situ- ation beyond his control and asked for state troops. Troops on Train. The troops arrived this morning - and as the rioting had ceased were kept aboard the train in the Tube company’s yard. - The fires were still « f=—— burning and aid has been sent from several neighboring cities. It is ex- | pected that there will be anntheri outbreak, Stock Decreases. - Stock in the Youngstown Sheet & Tube company dropped forty dollars for common at the opening today og the Clevéland Stock Exchange. The last sale prior to the strike was $291.50. Only $251 was bid this | morning and there was no sale. 1 105 BUY LUNGHES A. E. Feil, of the Security State bank, one of Bemidji’s bachelors, denied today that he had been captured and was out of the running as a leap year prospect. “I am still in the _run- ning,” said Bob this morning, “and I want the Pioneer to retract the statement pub- lished about me last evening. It will spoil my chances for an entire year. I have waited for leap year for four years.” Girls, the Pioneer, retracts the statement. Bob Feir is in the running.” Pop the ques- tion before it is too late. £ 3 S KK KKK KKKKK KK KKK By "HOP" AT SCHOOL xficm cent each. This is a compmflvely large number considering the short BEMIDJI FARM LUB MEET » P The Bemidji Farm club is hol a_meeting today at the Carr school house. Charles B. Forl division engineer of the State ! ‘way commission, is the speaker on the program. *i********************t .|NO VERDICT REACHED — . New York, Jan. 8 —Multi-mi] aires spent thousands of dolla: their time today nervously the corridors awaiting the - of the New Haven jury. It